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Workshop in a Box: Communication Skills for IT Developers

You're reading from   Workshop in a Box: Communication Skills for IT Developers Unlock the secrets of effective communication to transform the way you interact and solve problems with your team, and maximize the value of your IT skills

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783000760
Length 156 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Abhinav Kaiser Abhinav Kaiser
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Workshop in a Box: Communication Skills for IT Professionals
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
Preface
1. Communication Training 2. From Governance to Communication FREE CHAPTER 3. Written Communication 4. Listening and Questioning for Effective Communication 5. Telephone Communication 6. Face-to-face Communication 7. Showcasing and Presentation 8. Reports, Proposals, and Business Cases

Creating content for effective presentations


You need to create quality content to effectively communicate the subject matter. There are no set rules to prepare slides. Everybody comes up with their own or copy from their peers without giving much thought to how the content would look from the receiving end. Yes, it should go without saying that you create content that the audience can follow rather than a presentation which is comfortable for you to present.

By the time you create content, you would have got a handle on the objectives you have to achieve and would have a good idea of who your audience is. So creating content with these two pillar stones in place is like including the necessary nutrients and removing the flab from the meat. And do it from the perspective of the audience—meaning a logical flow that the audience are able to follow and connect the dots.

Traditional content

Although IT has not existed forever, there are paradigms that are involuntarily set up and which are still...

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